Cheersquad Records & Tapes Join Northcote Social Club’s 20 Gigs for 20 Years Celebration
As part of Northcote Social Club’s 20th birthday blowout, Cheersquad Records & Tapes is taking over Wednesday nights from July 2 to August 27 with an eight-week residency packed with familiar faces, label favourites and local legends.
Presented by Triple R, CRT Wednesdays tips the hat to the artists, crews and crowds that have helped shape both Cheersquad and the NSC over the years, with sets from Queenie, Davey Lane, Checkerboard Lounge, Phil Jamieson, Hard-Ons, The Meanies, Skyscraper Stan and heaps more.
A highlight of the series lands on August 13 with ‘The Chris Wilson Cheersquad,’ a tribute night honouring the late, great Chris Wilson featuring an all-star lineup of friends and collaborators.
Mountain Goat have also joined in on the action, presenting a massive midweek lineup on Thursday August 21 featuring The Belair Lip Bombs and Armlock.
The full 20 Gigs for 20 Years program runs throughout Winter, with headline shows from Kingswood, Augie March, Nai Palm, Jazzparty, Maple Glider, Alice Ivy, Jordie Lane and more, plus curated nights from Poison City Records & PBS.
This epic celebration of the NSC wraps up on August 29 with a massive Closing Party. Ajak Kwai will take the stage in the bandroom, and AFL legends (and longtime NSC regulars) Matthew ‘Richo’ Richardson and Bob Murphy will be queuing up their favourite good-time party tunes all night long in the front bar.
The whole series is a love letter to two decades of great gigs and good yarns with the community that’s made it all possible.
Tickets for many of these shows are selling fast or sold out.
Grab yours while you still can via northcotesocialclub.com
Social Sanctuary with Owelu Dreamhouse, EGGY, Cong Josie & The Hell Racers (June 30)
CRT Wednesday feat. Davey Lane, Queenie & Marcel Borrack TD Band (July 2)
Joey Lightbulb & Friends (July 4) SOLD OUT
Kingswood (July 6)
CRT Wednesday feat. Checkerboard Lounge, Sime Nugent & The Capes & Roller One (July 9)
Gut Health – All Ages Matinee (July 13)
Collective Artists Label Party (July 18)
Peter Combe (July 20) SELLING FAST
CRT Wednesday feat. Phil Jamieson, Al Matcott & Lava Fangs (July 23)
Augie March (July 25) SOLD OUT
Deans of Soul (July 26)
Darren Hanlon (July 27)
CRT Wednesday feat. Matt Walker & Ashley Davies, Smoked Salmon & Ash Santilla (July 30)
Nai Palm (Aug 1)
CRT Wednesday feat. Hard-Ons, Budd & The Maggie Pills (Aug 6)
Big Noter (Aug 9) SELLING FAST
Alice Ivy (Aug 10)
CRT Wednesday – ‘The Chris Wilson Cheersquad’ (Aug 13)
Jordie Lane (Matinee show, Aug 16) SOLD OUT
Jordie Lane (Evening show, Aug 16) SELLING FAST
Poison City Records Party feat. Flyying Colours, Chimers, Screensaver + more (Aug 17)
CRT Wednesday feat. Skyscraper Stan, Hobsons Bay Coast Guard & Cahill Kelly (Aug 20)
Mountain Goat presents: The Belair Lip Bombs & Armlock + Lucky (Aug 21)
Maple Glider (Aug 22) SELLING FAST
Jazzparty (Aug 23)
Rudely Interrupted (Aug 24)
CRT Wednesday feat. Nunchukka Superfly (Album Launch), The Meanies & Super American Eagle (Aug 27)
PBS Party feat. Night Terrors, Claire Birchall, Vacuum + more (Aug 28)
Closing Party (Aug 29)
With Ajak Kwai (bandroom), Matthew ‘Richo’ Richardson & Bob Murphy (front bar DJs)
ABOUT NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB:
Northcote Social Club has been holding it down on High Street since 2005 – a pillar of Melbourne’s live music scene and the go-to for some of the best local and touring lineups in the country. Sister venue to the Corner Hotel, NSC is known for its legendary bandroom, leafy beer garden (one of the nicest spots for a pint in the north), and the odd infamous secret gig – with the Pixies and Lady Gaga among those who’ve popped up unannounced!
Originally built in 1854 as The Commercial Hotel, the site has evolved from a bullock driver’s pitstop to a cornerstone of the city’s musical life. The venue’s ethos is grounded in inclusion and community – a safe, welcoming space where people from all walks of life can come together over a good show, a good feed, and a good yarn.
With a history of showcasing everything from punk matinees and indie darlings to soul nights and experimental sounds, the NSC remains a home for music lovers of all kinds – a place where the next great gig memory is always just around the corner.
